In his thanks, the district administrator emphasized that he appreciated the value of the history sheets, which are known far beyond the district. "Our district is steeped in history and it is important that this historical heritage is preserved," said the District Administrator, praising the association's activities. Every year, the association succeeds in awakening and deepening interest in local and regional history with its series of publications. The district will continue to support the publication of the history journals and thus also the work of the association in the coming year.
Interesting aspects of the history of the city and district on 220 pages
The 220 pages of the latest volume of the Geschichtsblätter, edited for the first time by district archivist Wolfram Berner, have once again been examined by ten expert authors for interesting aspects of the history of the town and district. Frank Merkle goes the furthest back in time in his essay "The complexity of Diana worship in Walheim" in the Roman era. At the other end of the time scale is the article "Korntal during the National Socialist dictatorship (1938-1945)", in which Helmut Arnold critically examines the (political) changes in Korntal during the last seven years of the National Socialist era.
Günther Bergan deals with a special topic in Ludwigsburg's town history in his essay "Ludwigsburg in the times of cholera", which traces the living conditions in the baroque town during the seven waves of cholera between 1830 and 1895. The contribution by Albrecht Gühring, who presents "100 years of inflation in Marbach am Neckar" in words and pictures, is intended to remind us of the local effects of a worldwide event in 1923.
Volume 77 of the Ludwigsburger Geschichtsblätter is now available
The essay by Joachim Brüser presents a unique chapter of local history with nationwide implications at the time. Under the title "Failed career and literary revenge", the history of Heinrich August Krippendorf, who had been in the service of the ducal mistress Christina Wilhelmina von Grävenitz as her private secretary in Ludwigsburg since 1713, is scientifically evaluated. When she was overthrown, he was initially able to retain his posts with the government, but after the early death of Duke Karl Alexander, Krippendorf was dismissed. Krippendorf's memoirs, which he wrote under the pseudonym "Procopii Vessadiensis" (named after the late antique writer Procopius), are a very important source, even though he tends to settle accounts with the "Württembergers" of the time.
The sources provide a rare insight into the court environment at the time of Eberhard Ludwig and Karl Alexander.
The other topics and authors: "In search of happiness and salvation. Emigration from Großbottwar to the Caucasus and the Sea of Azov" (Brigitte Popper and Heinrich Kuttler), "The Heimerdingen Member of Parliament Carl Immendörfer (1849-1911)" (Florian Hoffmann), "The beginnings of state Protestant teacher training" (Petra Schad) and "A look back at 125 years of water supply in Mundelsheim" (Hans-Peter Winkler).
Volume 77 of the Ludwigsburger Geschichtsblätter is richly illustrated with 141 pictures and costs 18 euros. It is available in bookshops and in the customer center of the Ludwigsburger Kreiszeitung.
